‘Last Generation’
Then Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the
Jews?” He answered him and said, “It is as you say.” (Mark 15:2; Luke 23:3;
Mat 26:11; John 18:33-37)
Our Lord confirmed
that He came as the King of the Jews in all the four gospels. This shows the
importance of Jesus being made King. Was He enthroned as a King during His
lifetime on earth? No, except in mockery!
John 18:36 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this
world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I
should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.”
He declared that
He did not come to be the king of Israel but the spiritual King of the Jews.
Mat 2:2 saying, “Where is He who has been born King of
the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.”
Our Lord made it very clear to all, including the wise men
and gentiles from the East, that Jesus would come as the king of the Jews to fulfill
the Old Testaments of Judaism, and also that Jesus, the Messiah of the Jews,
was indeed the incarnate of Yahweh, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and
the God of Jacob, and not any other gods or idols.
Mat 15:24 But He answered and said, “I was not sent
except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Mat 10:5-6 These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded
them, saying: “Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city
of the Samaritans. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Our Lord came to save the Jews only. So He instructed His
disciples to preach only to the Jews and avoid the Gentiles. Thus, after His
crucifixion and resurrection, only the Jews were saved.
Acts:4.29-31 “Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant
to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word, by stretching
out Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of
Your Holy Servant Jesus.” And when they had prayed, the place where they were
assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit,
and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
After the
disciples received the power of the Holy Spirit, they were fearless, boldly
preaching to the Jews with signs and wonders. They were united and their faith
were so great that they believed the Lord by giving up all they had and making
His words as royal decree.
Luke 18:22 So when Jesus heard these things, He said to
him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the
poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
Acts 4:32-33 Now the multitude of those who believed were
of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed
was his own, but they had all things in common. And with great power the
apostles
gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And
great grace was upon them all.
So, after His
resurrection, prophecies were fulfilled by His disciples, who exalted Jesus and
enthroned Him as the ‘King of the Jews’ in the kingdom of God within them
(physical bodies) by their obedience in His words, teachings and commandments
as His Royal decrees.
Luke 17:20 Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when
the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God
does not come with observation; nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’
For indeed, the kingdom of God is `within you.”
